Valve



Patented June 5, 1 928.

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Kemi a m'i file July This invention relates to valves; and more especiallyto the type of valve employed in deep welljpumps such as are used in the p mp g fi l-l 5, A veryinipor'tant object of the invention is to obtain a greater flow of fluid'through a pump of a given size than 'has been p osble, re ime.

Another' ct is to insure against stickm Q the. va ePl s' nth cage- Another' object is to facilitate removal of the valve from the" well in the event of Garbut'rod or other pulling device b1 king clo e to the valve cage; Anothr" object 's to. lengthen theterm H of se'rvice o'f' the'valve seat.

A further object is to construct a valve that will admit of" maximum flow of ql flipQl ig t li t- 0 th l -'1 i l fi r h f g'ebiect s to a e valve that permits of adfus tjment of the valve seat to diiferentheights i the-1 cage'thus to. avoid he: n c ty? 'nlla iu acturine n r yi in stock valves;having diiferent lifts; v

the accompanying drawings illustrate the ll sl iong j r Fig, 1 is a side elevation of a valvetco'n} tru t in a cerda i e w th he Pr i ns of th fi v n iqn- I Fig? a plan view'looking at the'upper end ofFig; 1." Fig. 3 is, a lv Sli -Wi l ms gis, P a ect o 0 i th in i- .catedby.4f4,Fig.3f. y I I Fig. 5 is a? lfngitudinal section, similar to Fig; '3, showing a different form of valve plug, he lower end of, the valve' barrel being sholwir in elevation.

I Thevalve comprises a cage'll' and a tubular barrel 12. In prior, constructions of valves of this description the barrel 12 is screw threaded into the valve cage, and a flanged valve seat is confined between'the cas barrel, thus makin ,t ee, 1 19 nes'ses of metal and; accordingly, mak ng they cross, sectional area of the valve port cons derable less than that of the plunger bore. my construction I am enabled to increase, thedianieter ofth'e' valve port for I do not screw thread the barrel into the a ve; case but Screw hr ad ba h th cas and barrel upon the valve seat 1 3 as indicated atl, 15., respectively. Thevalye seat functions as close nippl to, hold the cage structio'n avoids this.

lon itudi almi e t en I valve n the 'ca'ge.- In this instance, the inner faces of the ribs 1 7 are constructed so that that hei iqu si s n o t 1924, Serial no. 727,026;

and barreLtogetherjandthe cage and barrel having squared abutting ends, thus insuring against leakage at this joint. It Wlll be seenthat this san inipo'rtant feature of the invention since I and enabled: by this construction to eliminate one thickness of metal, thus enlarging the valve here by thatan ount. Heretofore, beca-use'of' the necessity of tightening the barrel. against the flange 0f the ordinary valve seat, it was not possible to tightly but my construction makes this possible as is clearly seen inthe drawings;

It is evidnt that, because of the screw threads 14, the valve s'eat 13 can be adjusted lengthwise in the cage, '11 so as to change the clearance between said seat and the valve-lift limiting abutment 16of the valve cage; Heret0fore" it has-been necessary to manufacture and'carty in stock valve cages of three different lengths to providmfor three different lifts oft-he valve. Mycon- The valve cage illustrated has vertical ribs-17 and between said ribs are the cage openings 18 to permit the outflow of liquid. In prior constructions of valve cages the inner faces of the ribs 17 were concave and approximately fitted the curved surface of the valve ballg'thus making it comparatively easy for the depositj of sediment between the ball and ribs to cause sticking' ofthe only point contact is possiblebetweenthe valve plug and ribs, Therefore, the-longithan are the middlepo'rtions ofsaid ribs and, preferably, the inner faces of the ribs v are convex as clearly shown in Fig. 4;

"The upper end of the cage 11 is provided, as is usual, with a threaded socket 181 toreceive'a Garbut rod or other valve pulling device, if the" valve is a'fstanding valve, and to receive the sucker linein the eventof the valve being a plunger valve, as readily understood.

The upper end of the form of'an enlargedihead l 9 p rovidedwith lon it ina ext n i g. hanne that are in a'lineihen t with the openings so Y epe iin T ca r ad Pas wa d th s gth c a seat' the barrel against the cage,

nelS e -Tlie interchannel ortions; of th cage 11 is in" the i head 19 are screw threaded as indicated at 21 so that, in the event of the Garbut rod, or other rod connected with the socket 181,

breaking off, a tubing of the correct diamcter may be lowered into the well and screwed onto the head 19 for withdrawing.

1 same as that of a plunger barrel for a pump of the size taking the valve. Or, if desired, the threads 21 may be in the form of tap threads, as shown, so that a plain piece of tubing may be lowered and the threads cut in its lower end by the head 19 by turningthe tubing.

It will be seen that the bore or port 22 of the seat 13 is slightly tapered upwardly and outwardly for an appreciable distance and constitutes aiventuri. This construction of the port 22 increases the flow of liquid above what it would be if the port were straight. It is desirable to expand'the bore 22 outwardly at both ends as indicated at 23 and, in some instances, to provide an intermediate straight portion'24, the purpose of which will be made clear hereinafter. The taper is preferably between thirteen and fourteen degrees to obtain maximum flow of the liquid. 1 I v 7 The form of the valve plug may vary and I have shown it in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive in the form of a ball 25 which is the usual construction.- However, it is customary to make the valve ball of greater diameter than the seat bore or port so as to rest upon the upper end of the seat. The ordinary valve seat bevel is extremely narrow and when, through wear, it becomes deeply pitted, leakage past the closed valve'takes place. I avoid this objectionable feature by making the valve ball ofno greater diameter than the largest diameter of the seat bore or port so that the valve ball will fit within the bore and, as the seat wears away, the valve wall will follow 'down and seat against j an unworn portion of the tapered face of the valve seat. When the seat is worn down to approximately its middle, the seat may be reversed. The straight portion 24 prolongs the life of the seat without unduly constricting the port area, and it is preferable tomake the seat of suflicient length to obtain the maximum flow of liquid for the cross sectional area of the bore.

. In Fig. 5 is shown a valve plug 26 of a different form, the same having a comefrustum upper portion and a cylindrical guide27 extending down from the conicfrustum .portlon.

Extending from the lower end of the guide'27 to near the upper end of the valve plug is an axial duct 28 communicating at its upper end with one or more laterally extending ports 29 that open to the tapered portions,

face 30 of the valve plug at a point slightly below the upper end of the seat13 when the valve plug is closed. Thus, when the plug is closed, the ports 29 will be closed. When the plug 26 opens, it will only need to lift a .slight distance to open the ports 29 and the liquid will then flow through the valve plug as well as around the same. Thus maximum flow of liquid through the valve will occur- I claim:

l. A pump valve for liquids comprising a cage provided with a threaded base portion, a barrel provided with a threaded" upper early in the lifting movement of the-valve.

portion, a seat provided with external screwthreads of uniform diameter from end'to, end'thereof engaging the threadedportion of the cage and barrel, the cage and barrel having squared abutting ends, and a valve plug for the seat, the inside diameter of the threaded portions of the cage and barrel being less than the inside diameter of the unthreaded portions thereof sot-hat the cage and barrel will fit close together irrespective of the adjustment of the seatlongitudinally of the cage.

2. A pump valve for liquids comprising of the adjustment of the seat longitudinally of the cage.v r r 3. The valve cage describedhaving openings in its side and having -a head provided with longitudinal channels alined with the openings, said head being provided with external screw threads on the [interchannel portions and with a threaded socket.

4. A pump valve for liquids comprising a cage, a valve seat connectedwiththe cage and provided with relatively long slightly tapered bore portions forminga venturi, the taper being no greater than fourteen degrees and a free-floating valve plug provided with a frusto-conical portion fitting from end to end of one of the tapered bore 5. A pump valve for liquids comprising a cage, a valve seat connected with the cage and provided with relatively long slightly tapered bore portions forming a venturi, the taper being, no greater than fourteen degrees and a free-floating hollow valve plug provided with a frusto-conical tapered bore portions,

; portion fitting from endtoend of one of the 6. A pump valve for liquids comprising a cage, a valve seat connected with the cage and provided With a tapered bore portion, and a valve plug provided with a frustoa conical portion fitting from end to end of said'tapered bore portion, said valve plug provided With a duct extending upwardly from the lower end of the valve plug and said valve plug provided'with a duct extending laterally from the first mentioned duct to that portion of the tapered face of the valve plug positioned in the tapered bore portion when the valve plug is in closed position.

'7. A pump valve for liquids comprising a cage, a valve seat connected with the cage and provided With a tapered bore portion,

and a valve plug provided With a frusto conical portion fitting from end to end of said tapered bore portion, said valve plug provided with a cylindrical guide extending through the seat bore, said valve plug provided with a duct extending through the guide into the frusto-conical portion, and said valve plug provided with a duct extending laterally in the frusto-conical portion from the first mentioned duct to that portion of the tapered face of the valve plug positioned in the tapered bore portion when the valve plug is in closed position.

8. A valve comprising a cage, a valve seat connectedwith the cage and having an upwardly and outwardly uniformly tapered bore portion, the angle of taper being between thirteen and fourteen degrees, and a valve plug tapered to it inside of saidv bore portion from end to end thereof.

Signed at Los Angeles, California, this 7th day of July. 1924.

SUMNER B. SARGENT. 

